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The latest articles on the Sylff Association Website

The latest articles on the Sylff Association Website

The Sylff Association secretariat is pleased to share some articles from the COVID-19 pandemic series on the Sylff Association website.

Voices from the Sylff Community

Credence, Chlorine and Curfew: Doing Ethnography under the Pandemic
Sara Nikolic, a 2020 Sylff fellow, has had to conduct ethnographic fieldwork under the coronavirus pandemic. In this candid account of how the challenge affected her, emotionally as well as in terms of the course of her research, Nikolic says the experience reinforced her love of ethnography and her belief that it is not interchangeable with other methods.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29288/

Role of Water in Geopolitics
In this article, 2020 Sylff fellow Amit Singh questions the concept of normality. While the COVID-19 pandemic may have redefined “normality” for India’s privileged classes, the very idea is an illusion for the marginalized, who live in permanent crisis. The pandemic, under which the state has done poorly in securing the basic needs of its vulnerable, “has exposed the fault lines of fragile Indian society,” says Singh.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29264/

Stressors: Observations from a Series of Workshops on Stress and Well-Being Conducted in India during the COVID-19 Related Lockdown
Based on a webinar series she gave in August 2020, 2012 Sylff fellow Anindita Roy shares her observations on stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected people differently. Turning to the current culture of information sharing and virtual communication, Roy also touches on the importance of consuming information mindfully.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29241/

Challenges in Improving Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Rural Bihar, India
Gautam Anand, a 2019 Sylff fellow, shares insights from his dissertation research, focusing on the poor utilization of antenatal care in India, a problem that is pronounced in rural areas. Based on interviews with health workers and group discussions with women in rural Bihar, he sheds light on the challenges and obstacles to improving access to antenatal care.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29208/